Culper Ring

world. There are many different Lord of the Rings games for different consoles and gaming devices. I would have to say that there are very few that I have not played or heard of, but the games meant more than just a waste of time, money, and brain power as some would argue. As a counter-argument, the games allowed for me to explore the world Tolkien created for myself and from many different viewpoints. The most memorable was a game titled Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II. My…

of Dori and they both fell. Bilbo fell and hit his head on a rock and was knocked unconscious. When he came to, he found a ring on the ground and put it in his pocket. The narrator stated that when Bilbo found the ring it was a significant moment during the adventure, he just did not know it yet (Tolkien, The Hobbit 68). The ring is important to Bilbo’s development. The ring is Jungian symbol. The circle is a Jungian archetype that represents “self” (Matthews). The ring’s symbolism shows that…

that could be potentially fatal to the entire crew. In the case of the Challenger launch, there has been overwhelming evidence that the crew of astronauts were completely and utterly unaware about the specific dangers that the flawed design of the O-rings posted (Allinson 2005). It is true that theses astronauts understood the risks associated with space travel, but they lacked the full knowledge that one simple component could have easily been dealt with in an effective manner to ensure the…

Good vs Evil; A Psychological Allegory? Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a compelling and interesting novel that has changed the name of literature and captured every reader into a trance of wonder and awe. Lord of the Flies is interpreted many different ways depending on how the reader sees it. But who actually knows what the author was thinking when he wrote Lord of the Flies? Golding makes good vs evil extremely prominent in Lord of the Flies. Throughout the novel we see many…

Ever heard of the Lord of the Rings? If the answer is yes, amazing; if the answer is “no”, well, the answer is hopefully not “no.” Although it is merely a work of fiction, the Lord of the Rings has characters that possess honorable traits. If I could nominate anyone--real or made-up--to be my role model, I would choose Frodo Baggins. Frodo is the main character in Lord of the Rings; he’s a creature that is similar to a human: a hobbit (a short humanlike creature with extremely large and hairy…

A Hidden Spirit Is a life without hardship possible for living beings? Can creatures live on without any challenge to learn from? The Hobbit, written by John Tolkien, is a journey not only through a vast and imaginative world, but through one’s own flaws and discovering ways to overcome them. This analysis outlines the conflicts, character traits, themes, motifs, and symbolism of the novel and presents their overall importance. The main conflict the party must endure throughout the novel is…

Hobbits. They are interestingly boring little creatures who are known for living peaceful uneventful lives; however, one fateful day one little hobbit defied the odds. In The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien, no matter how small a person may be, they can accomplish anything they put their mind to. Bilbo Baggins accomplished this by slaying terrifying spiders, outwitting the sneaky Gollum and escaping the wise wood elves. All of this to defeat the dragon Smaug and recover the things that once belonged…

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, many events occur in the novel where evil prevails in the minds of the tribe. The loss of innocence becomes greater and exposes young children to the "real world", where good and evil exists. Simon’s encounter with the Lord of the Flies is one of the major evil forces in the novel. Jack’s desire to kill only influences the rest of the tribe to become more like savages and run wild. Finally, the tragic death of Piggy is a result of the children assuming…

“The escape of the prisoner” not “The flight of the deserter” (Tolkien “OFS” 79). This is how J.R.R Tolkien describes escape as one of the four main functions of fairy stories. With this, Tolkien suggests that the reader should be using fairy stories to escape the situation that they are born into; however, he disproves of readers using fairy stories to escape their responsibilities (“OFS” 79-80). A sub-creation is a secondary world that the mind can enter. It is extremely difficult to achieve…

and stay in the Middle Earth; however, the master ring that rules all of the Elven kings, Dwarf lords and Mortal men, falls into the hands of a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins. The power of the ring corrupts the simple life of Bilbo, so Bilbo’s wizard friend, Gandalf, stops him, and let Bilbo’s heir, Frodo Baggins, to go on a quest,…